Prepping for Christmas

I have an unbelievably unwell child today, so I'm taking the opportunity of not being able to go too far from him (vomiting bug) to get myself organised for Christmas. 

For the last few years I have done an advent calendar for the boys.  I refuse to buy those chocolate filled ones, but rather make my own and include fun things to do.  So that is the list I have made today........

1. Put up Christmas tree
2. Make a Christmas craft
3. Make and decorate cookies
4. Movie night
5. Choose a special treat (usually a trip to $2 store)
6. Out for dinner (guarantee it will be McD's!)
7. Fish & Chips at the beach
8. Make a gift for the teachers
9. Make a snowglobe
10. Write Christmas cards
11. Decorate a gingerbread house (wondering if I attempt to bake the house?!?!?!)
12. Camp out
13. Make presents for neighbours
14. Visit the Christmas light
15. Wrap Christmas gifts
16. Lolly scramble
17. Treasure hunt
18. Choose and plant a new plant
19. Colourful bubble bath
20. Picnic dinner
21. New toy
22. Christmas carol jam session (Christmas carols are cranked up high and we drum away on Tupperware containers or play air guitars)

At the moment I can only think of 22 so the other 2 might just be lollies in a bag.  Then on Christmas day their activity is to jump into bed with us to read the Christmas story with milky milos.

Some of the things are pretty basic, but they are all things our kids love doing.  They are always excited to open their envelopes.

Crumbs now I am super excited.

Super